Drage Surname
Approximately 4,087 people bear this surname
Drage Surname Definition:
Unknown origin.
John Dragge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Questt.
1667. Married — Thomas Dradge and Elizabeth Ginces: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1740. — Thomas Pacey and Alice Drage: ibid.
Drage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,779 | 1:31,320 | 4,178 |
| Australia | 832 | 1:32,447 | 4,293 |
| United States | 553 | 1:655,441 | 52,505 |
| Norway | 318 | 1:16,171 | 1,963 |
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| South Africa | 130 | 1:416,752 | 36,221 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,159 | 1:21,031 | 2,970 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
Drage (4,780) may also be a first name.
Drage Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Unknown origin.
John Dragge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Questt.
1667. Married — Thomas Dradge and Elizabeth Ginces: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1740. — Thomas Pacey and Alice Drage: ibid.
1 from the Teutonic name-stem Drag-.
2 = Drake, q.v. [cp. Anglo-French dragon, from Latin dracon-em (accus.] Cp. Dredge.
“Mixed Crop” (expecially of rye and wheat), in Old English.
Perhaps one of the modifications of Drogo, the personal name.
Drage Demographics
Drage Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Drage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Drage (Arabic: دراغ, Russian: Драге) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Drage? popularity and diffusion
Drage is the 113,218th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,783,104 people. Drage is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Drage live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 98,905th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 4,780 people.
The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,779 people, or 1 in 31,320. In England Drage is most prevalent in: Northamptonshire, where 28 percent reside, Kent, where 6 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Drage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Drage has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 614 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Drage Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Baptist (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Drage last name are 37.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.74% being registered with the political party.
The amount Drage earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning 326,209 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.42% less than the national average, earning R 205,740 per year; in United States they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning $41,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $46,586 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Drage Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Drage in the Russian language | ||
| Драге | drage | - |
| Drage in the Arabic language | ||
| دراغ | dragh | - |
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